§ 5729. Transportation expenses; prior return of family

Statutory text

Under regulations prescribed under section 5738 of this title, an agency shall pay from its appropriations, not more than once before the return to the United States of an employee whose post of duty is outside the continental United States, the expenses of transporting his immediate family and of shipping his household goods and personal effects from his post of duty to his actual place of residence when—

he has acquired eligibility for that transportation; or

the public interest requires the return of the immediate family for compelling personal reasons of a humanitarian or compassionate nature, such as may involve physical or mental health, death of a member of the immediate family, or obligation imposed by authority or circumstances over which the individual has no control.

Under regulations prescribed under section 5738 of this title, an agency shall reimburse from its appropriations an employee whose post of duty is outside the continental United States for the proper transportation expenses of returning his immediate family and his household goods and personal effects to the United States, when—

their return was made at the expense of the employee before his return and for other than reasons of public interest; and

he acquires eligibility for those transportation expenses.

This section does not apply to appropriations for the Foreign Service of the United States.

Legislative history

Reconstructed from this section’s Code source credit and amendment notes, resolved against the local Statutes at Large. Editorial notes are evidence, not the law that made the change.

1966
Pub. L. 89–554 · 80 Stat. 378
Enacted · 5 U.S.C. § 5729
Pub. L. 89–554, Sept. 6, 1966, 80 Stat. 505
Source evidence
Code source credit
Pub. L. 89–554, Sept. 6, 1966, 80 Stat. 505
1996
Federal Employee Travel Reform Act of 1996
Pub. L. 104–201 div. A title XVII § 1723(b)(1) · 110 Stat. 2422
Substituted · 5 U.S.C. § 5729(a); 5 U.S.C. § 5729(b)
Pub. L. 104–201 substituted “Under regulations prescribed under section 5738 of this title” for “Under such regulations as the President may prescribe”
Source evidence
Code amendment note
Subsecs. (a), (b). Pub. L. 104–201 substituted “Under regulations prescribed under section 5738 of this title” for “Under such regulations as the President may prescribe”.
Enacted provision · exact public law section
(1) Sections 5722, 5723, 5724, (in subsections (a), (b), and (c)), 5724b, 5726 (in subsections (b) and (c)), 5727(b), 5728 (in subsections (a), (b), and (c)(1)), and 5729 (in subsections (a) and (b)) of title 5, United States Code, are amended by striking out “Under such regulations as the President may prescribe”, and inserting in lieu thereof “Under regulations prescribed under section 5738 of this title”.
Effective date note
Amendment by Pub. L. 104–201 effective 180 days after Sept. 23, 1996, see section 1725(a) of Pub. L. 104–201, set out as a note under section 5722 of this title.
1998
Travel and Transportation Reform Act of 1998
Pub. L. 105–264 § 6(9) · 112 Stat. 2350
Struck · 5 U.S.C. § 5729(a); 5 U.S.C. § 5729(b)
Pub. L. 105–264 struck out “or its territories or possessions” after “to the United States”
Source evidence
Code amendment note
Subsecs. (a), (b). Pub. L. 105–264 struck out “or its territories or possessions” after “to the United States”.
Enacted provision · exact public law section
(9) in section 5729, by striking “or its territories or possessions” each place it appears;

2 of 3 references resolved to an enrolled provision · 1 partial

Notes

historicalAndRevision

Historical and Revision Notes
Derivation	U.S. Code	Revised Statutes andStatutes at Large
	5 U.S.C. 73b–3(a) (5th and 6th provisos).	Aug. 31, 1954, ch. 1155 (less 1st proviso), 68 Stat. 1008.

The first 14 words of subsections (a) and (b), and subsection (c), are added on authority of former section 73b–3(a) (less 3d–6th provisos), which is carried into section 5722. The words “household effects” and “household goods” in the 5th and 6th provisos of former section 73b–3(a) are changed to “household goods and personal effects” for clarity and consistency in the use of the words elsewhere in this subchapter.

Standard changes are made to conform with the definitions applicable and the style of this title as outlined in the preface to the report.

Editorial Notes

Amendments1996–1998 · 2 rounds

1998

Subsecs. (a), (b). Pub. L. 105–264 struck out “or its territories or possessions” after “to the United States”.

1996

Subsecs. (a), (b). Pub. L. 104–201 substituted “Under regulations prescribed under section 5738 of this title” for “Under such regulations as the President may prescribe”.

Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

Effective Date of 1996 Amendment

Amendment by Pub. L. 104–201 effective 180 days after Sept. 23, 1996, see section 1725(a) of Pub. L. 104–201, set out as a note under section 5722 of this title.

Credits

1966–1998 · 3 acts

1966Pub. L. 89–554, Sept. 6, 1966, 80 Stat. 505
1996Pub. L. 104–201, div. A, title XVII, § 1723(b)(1), Sept. 23, 1996, 110 Stat. 2759
1998Pub. L. 105–264, § 6(9), Oct. 19, 1998, 112 Stat. 2356.

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(Pub. L. 89–554, Sept. 6, 1966, 80 Stat. 505; Pub. L. 104–201, div. A, title XVII, § 1723(b)(1), Sept. 23, 1996, 110 Stat. 2759; Pub. L. 105–264, § 6(9), Oct. 19, 1998, 112 Stat. 2356.)